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Originally Posted by LPIDelta
You can do that, and most of what you mentioned above, without hazing. The problem is, groups that haze want to take the easy route. They want to humiliate instead of uplift. They want to physically or mentally abuse in the name of team building--when there are so many other ways to accomplish the same task, probably better. Hazing is easy...choosing not to, and being dedicated to true brother/sisterhood and human dignity, is a greater challenge.
I've mentioned several times that I was hazed, and it did nothing to bring us together. It scared my class mates to the point we were attacking the littlest thing instead working together in an uplifting manner. I don't talk to most of those women today so no life long bond was created.
To me, being a man doesn't mean demeaning or treating others poorly. Educating new members should be about challenging each other so that they become BETTER men. So that they learn how to run a business. So that they learn how to deal with people from all backgrounds. So that they learn how to be a brother. It should not be about proving yourself capable of thousands of push-ups or reciting information or playing mind games.
*Off my soapbox*
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When your talking about humiliating and / or treating others poorly you have not understood what i was trying to get across. Sure physical activity and workouts aren't the easiest and most convient thing to do, But thats exactly the point. There are times in life that are going to be very hard and seemingly impossible. while pledging and having to do lots of workouts there is always and brother there helping you, verbaly motivating you to no matter what just keep going, telling you that you CAN do it. Helping you realize how great of an accomplishment you can really make.pledging for me put me through the best and worst times of my life in a short span of time. That time spent with pledge brothers is alot of the point. Seeing eachother and being there for eachother at the hard times, and being there with eachother for the great times..... its like the extreme ups- and downs of growing up all condenced into an 8 week period...... i am the last brother in a frat due to a de-pledge going and ratting on us...... but still to this day there isnt any other way i would of done it... EARNED my letters